The Eschersheim The Jade

Abstract

State territory — Parts of — Territorial waters — Jurisdiction in the maritime belt — Right to arrest seagoing ships within territorial waters — Convention Relating to the Arrest of Seagoing Ships, 1952 — Administration of Justice Act 1956 — The law of England

Treaties — Conclusion and operation of — Operation and enforcement — Necessity for municipal legislation — Convention Relating to the Arrest of Seagoing Ships, 1952 — Municipal legislation giving effect to Convention without reference to it — Whether ambiguities in municipal legislation to be resolved by reference to Convention — Administration of Justice Act 1956 — The law of England

International law in general — Relation to municipal law — Convention Relating to the Arrest of Seagoing Ships, 1952 — Municipal legislation giving effect to Convention without reference to it — Whether ambiguities in municipal legislation to be resolved by reference to Convention — Administration of Justice Act 1956 — The law of England